A Changing Society Ch. 28 Sec. 2 cont’d.. The Baby Boom Families grew with the postwar economy  soaring birthrate known as a baby boom; population rose.

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A Changing Society Ch. 28 Sec. 2 cont’d.

The Baby Boom Families grew with the postwar economy  soaring birthrate known as a baby boom; population rose nearly 20% during the 1950s Causes: Husbands and wives postponed having children because of the Depression and World War II; higher incomes made couples think they could afford more children; advances in health care, nutrition, and vaccinations reduced the infant death rate

Effects: Women left the workplace to raise children; economy stimulated by demand for baby products and services; school enrollment shot up as the “baby boomers” reached school age causing a strain on the educational system

Expanding Suburbs Fringe of major cities=suburbs; 75% of new homes built there during the ’50s Levittown—development on Long Island, NY; William Levitt mass-produced 17,000 identical homes

Affordability and privacy made them attractive; not always available to minorities Cars were more readily available; also big ole jet airliners (Steve Miller Band reference) replaced trains and ocean liners as the preferred method of long- distance travel

A Consumer Society Affluence  wealth; people bought more luxury items Appliances such as the dishwasher, washing machine, and TV were showing up in more homes Teens: caught on to fads like….

The hula hoop

The crew cut for boys And poodle skirts for girls

And a new snack- pizza

An American Culture Television profoundly changed American society, perhaps more than any other invention (until the home computer) Billy Graham, a Baptist preacher, had evangelical specials on the networks; sentiment acknowledged that the postwar society was focused on the family

Popular TV Shows: The $64,000 Question

American Bandstand

I Love Lucy

And Leave It to Beaver

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